Rail-tie



G. CHEEK.

HAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14. 19x9.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

INVENTOR. re 02,601

ATTORNEY.

W 1 T NESSES j warren snares meme orrrcn GREY CHEEK, 0F OSWALD, VIRGINIA.

RAIL-TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GREY CHEER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oswald, in the county of Raleigh and State of lVest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail ties and has for its primary object the production of a structure which will efiiciently reinforce the rails to hold the same from spreading or tipping over when greater stress is brought to bear thereon.

Another object of this invention is the production of a rail tie wherein a metallic structure is placed upon an ordinary wooden tie while the spikes for assisting in holding the rails against shifting upon the metallic plate also anchor this plate upon the wooden tie.

Another object of this invention is the production of a rail tie wherein comparatively shallow pockets are provided in the plate for receiving the base of a brace, the brace extending to engage the Web of the rail to hold the same against tipping over when considerable pressure is brought to bear thereon, as where a train is rounding a curve.

One practical form of the construction and assembly of the present invention will be hereinafter described and is illustrated in the drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rail tie in use, portions of the same being shown in section and the rails also being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a detail fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the structure illustrating specifically the manner in which the brace is supported.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention about to be described, 5 indi cates the ordinary form of a wooden tie. The metallic plate 6 is placed upon the wooden tie and extends longitudinally thereof, although it is not necessary to have the plate of the same length of the wooden tie, as suggested in the drawing.

The plate 6 is provided with integral blocks 7 thereon at spaced distances apart, or at an interval which is proper to have the rails when engaging their respective blocks to be in position to form a standard gage track.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'Nov. 4, 1919.

Application filed February 14, 1919. Serial No. 277,008.

The plate 6 is provided adjacent each end with, a 'shallow pocket 8 having forwardly inclined rear walls 9, it being noted that the rear walls 9 diverge from the rear portions of the pockets. Each brace comprises a base 10 having rear edges which converge, since the base lOof eachv brace is substantially diamond shaped as indicated in Fig. 2. These convergingedges 11 slant downwardly and outwardly toward the bottom of the base 10 as shown in Fig. 1. The body 12 of the brace extends upwardly from the base at an oblique angle and terminates in the horizontally projecting extension 13.

When the device is assembled, the plate is placed upon the tie 5 as above specified. At this time the rails 14: are placed upon the plate 6 so that the bases of the rails 11 abut against the blocks 7. The spikes 15 are passed through suitable openings 16 in the plate 6 and driven into the tie 5 and these spikes also engage the inner portions of the bases of the rails 14, thus causing the rails to be properly spaced to form' the standard gage track. The spikes 17 are then passed through openings in the plate 6 and are driven into the tie 5 to engage the outer portion of the bases of the rails 14:. The braces are then placed in their correct position on the plate as indicated in the drawing. This includes the placing of the base 10 of each brace within a pocket 8, thus bringing the horizontal projection of the brace into engagement with the web of the rail. The spikes 18 are passed through the base 10 and through the plate 6 to pass into the tie 5, thus holding the base 10 very firmly within the pocket 8.

The device thus described is particularly advantageous at curves, where the train rounding the curve very rapidly exerts considerable pressure upon the rails. However, since the rails abut the blocks 7 it is obvious they will be held from creeping outwardly and thus considerable strain is relieved from the spikes. Further the braces engage the webs of the rails at considerable distances above the bases thereof and thus eliminate any tendency of the rails tipping over when pressure is brought to bear upon the sides thereof, It should be noted that owing to the construction of the walls 9 of the pockets 8, and the slanting edges 11 of the bases 10, the greater the pressure exerted upon these braces, the greater will be the tendency of the interengagement of the walls and edges to more firmly seat the bases 7 of the braces within the pockets.

The foregoing description and 'accom-' et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Havingthusfully described my invention What I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the class described, the combination of a base plate having substantially diamond shaped shallow pockets formed adjacentits ends, the; outer end of each pocket including rear walls which divergeforwardly, said walls being inclined forwardly, and braces comprising bodies having horizontal extensions at their upper ends, each. base being substantially diamond shape and having the rear edges thereof rearwardly inclined, said rear edges converging toward the outer end of the base, whereby after a base has been placed in a respective pocket, the edges thereof will engage the inclined rear walls of theflpockets, while the outer end of the diamond shaped base will engage within the outer angular end of the pocket whereby when pressure is applied to the inner end of the base the engagement of the base within the pocket will cause the base to-be held against outwardly or side displacement.

In testlmony whereof I affix my signature 1npresence of two wltnesses.

YGREY CHEEK'.

Witnesses:

J. FRANK GRIMET,

A. D. MOXELEY.-

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